WO2014030796A1

WO2014030796A1 - Vending machine with caterpillar track

Info

Publication number: WO2014030796A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/007431
Authority: WO
Inventors: 고동진
Original assignee: Ko Dong Jin
Priority date: 2012-08-20
Filing date: 2012-09-18
Publication date: 2014-02-27
Also published as: KR101386112B1; KR20140024117A

Abstract

A vending machine with a caterpillar track is disclosed. A vending machine with a caterpillar track according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a caterpillar including a plurality of driving rollers enabled to rotate by the operation of a driving means and a movement part for moving in conjunction with the rotation of the driving rollers; a support plate disposed at the lower side of the caterpillar track so as to support the caterpillar track; and a plurality of product-holding parts provided at intervals on the outer surface of the movement part so as to respectively hold products and reduce friction between the caterpillar track and the support plate. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a structure in which a product moving in a hung state on a product-holding hook catches onto a product fall part so as to fall is applied. Therefore, products such as socks, underwear or the like, of which package states are not uniform, can be employed.

Description

Vending machines with tracks

The present invention relates to a vending machine having an endless track, and more particularly, to allow the product to be sequentially discharged through the rotation of the endless track upon user's request, and a product having an uneven packaging state such as a sock or underwear. The present invention relates to a vending machine having an endless track having an applicable structure and further improving the durability by further reducing the occurrence of friction between the endless track and the support plate supporting the endless track.

In general, the number of installations has been continuously spread due to the convenience of use and the efficiency of installation and sales management.

However, the existing vending machine was able to sell mainly products with uniform packaging containers such as cans, packs, or cups, such as bottles, cigarettes, and cups for coffee sales.

For example, a product having a non-uniform package state such as a packaged socks, underwear, etc., has a problem in that it is difficult to apply, and there is a problem in that the sales service area that can be covered by the daughter vending machine becomes partially limited.

An object of the present invention is to enable the user to sequentially discharge the goods through the rotation of the endless track at the request of the user, the vending machine having a crawler having a structure that can be applied to non-uniform packaging state, such as socks, underwear To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine having an endless track that can further reduce the occurrence of friction between the endless track and the support plate for supporting the endless track, thereby improving durability of the endless track.

The problem of the present invention is not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The object is an endless track comprising a plurality of drive rollers rotatable by the drive of the drive means and a moving unit moving in conjunction with the rotation of the drive roller; A support plate disposed below the caterpillar to support the caterpillar; And a plurality of spaced apart from each other on the outer surface of the moving part, each having an endless track including a plurality of article catching portions that not only catch an article but also reduce friction between the endless track and the support plate. do.

It is provided on the front lower side of the support plate to correspond to the lower end of the article catching part, and when the article catching part reaches a set position by driving of the driving means, the article is contacted to separate the article from the article catching part. It may include an article falling portion to fall in the downward direction.

The article catching part may include a fixing plate attached to an outer surface of the moving part in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the moving part; An article hook having a shape fixed to the fixing plate and capable of hanging the article; And a rotating roller provided at the fixed plate to be in contact with the support plate and capable of free rotation.

The article catching ring may be provided in the center area of the fixing plate, and the rotary roller may be provided on both sides of the article catching ring, respectively.

In the support plate, a straight through-line hole may be formed to allow the article catching ring to penetrate and to form a movement path when the article catching ring moves according to the rotation of the caterpillar.

The article catching ring may be formed in an L shape.

A vending machine having an endless track according to an embodiment of the present invention has the following effects.

First, since the article is moved to the state caught in the article hook, the structure is applied to fall by hanging on the article drop, it is possible to apply a non-packaged product such as socks, underwear.

Second, by providing a plurality of article locking portion between the endless track and the support plate, it is possible to improve the durability of the endless track by preventing direct contact between the endless track and the support plate.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a vending machine having an endless track according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a side view of a configuration of a part of the vending machine having an endless track according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a plan view showing a support plate of a vending machine having a crawler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing a state in which the article falls in the vending machine having a crawler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention in more detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various forms, and only the embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and to those skilled in the art to fully understand the scope of the invention. It is provided to inform you. Like numbers refer to like elements in the figures.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a vending machine having an endless track according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing a side view of the configuration of a part of the vending machine having an endless track according to an embodiment of the present invention 3 is a plan view illustrating a support plate of a vending machine having a crawler according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which an article falls in the vending machine having a crawler according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

Vending machine using an endless track according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as 'vending machine'), when the user's request (button push of the vending machine, etc.) to allow the article to be sequentially discharged through the rotation of the endless track will be. In addition, the present embodiment has a structure that can be applied to a product having a non-uniform packaging state, such as socks, underwear.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine includes a plurality of drive rollers 120 rotatable by driving the drive means 110 and a moving part 130 moving in conjunction with rotation of the drive rollers 120. And a plurality of spaced apart from each other on the outer surface of the endless track 100, the support plate 200 for supporting the endless track 100, and the moving part 130 is disposed below the endless track 100 Not only 600 is caught, but also includes a plurality of article locking portion 300 to reduce the friction between the crawler 100 and the support plate 200.

The vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a case 700 to form an appearance. Such a case 700 is typically made of a metal material, the front of the case 700, the user visually checks the article 600, for example, socks, underwear, other accessories, etc. provided in the case 700 A window of transparent material is provided to enable it. The above-described caterpillar 100, the support plate 200, the article catching part 300, and the like are provided in the case 700.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the caterpillar 100 is provided at an inner upper region of the case 700, and the caterpillar 100 is a plurality of drive rollers rotatable by the driving means 110. And a moving part 130 moving in conjunction with the rotation of the

driving roller

120 and 120. Meanwhile, the caterpillar 100 may be provided in plural to be spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction.

Here, at least two drive rollers 120 are provided, and the rotation shaft of the drive means 110 is connected to any one of the two drive rollers 120. The driving means 110 is applicable to a conventional motor. The moving part 130 has a structure in which a plurality of moving pieces 131 are connected to each other so as to be rotatable overall in association with the rotation of the driving roller 120. In this embodiment, the moving part 130 is made of a metallic material.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the motor is applied as a step control, specifically, a motor that can rotate in steps by a predetermined angle, for example, such a motor can be applied as a stepping motor.

Next, the support plate 200 is disposed below the crawler 100 so as to support the crawler 100. The support plate 200 is formed to protrude a predetermined distance with one end fixed to the rear wall of the case 700. As shown in the figure, the support plate 200 has a straight through-line hole 210 is formed so that the article hook ring 320 to be described later to form a movement path.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the through-line hole 210 is formed long along the longitudinal direction of the support plate 200 corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the crawler 100, and the support plate 200. It is provided so as to penetrate in the thickness direction at the center portion.

Next, in the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, a plurality of spaced apart from each other on the outer surface of the moving unit 130, each of the article 600 is caught, as well as the endless track 100 and A plurality of article catching parts 300 are provided to reduce friction with the support plate 200.

In the present embodiment, the article catching part 300 is fixed to the fixing plate 310, the fixing plate 310 attached to the outer surface of the moving part 130 in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the moving part 130, and the article ( The article catching ring 320 having a shape that can walk 600, and a rotating roller 330 provided on the fixed plate 310 to be in contact with the support plate 200 and freely rotatable.

The fixing plate 310 may be attached to the outer surface of the moving part 130 to be spaced apart from each other, and may be attached to the moving part 130 by welding, for example. Accordingly, the fixed plate 310 may also move when the moving unit 130 is moved by the driving means 110. Here, the fixing plate 310 is attached in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the moving part 130 so as to further protrude to the outside of the moving part 130.

The article hook ring 320 is fixed to the fixing plate 310 is provided to walk the article 600, that is, wrapped socks, underwear products and the like. Here, the article catching ring 320 can be fixed to the central region of the plurality of fixing plates 310 by welding or the like. Specifically, the article catching ring 320 is formed in an L shape, and thus the article 600 caught in the article catching ring 320 can be more easily separated by the article dropping unit 400 described later. Do. For example, if the article catching ring 320 is made of a conventional hook shape, the separation of the above-described article 600 is not easy. In addition, the article 600 includes a string (wire), and the article 600 is caught by the contact with the article dropping part 400 and the string while the strap is caught by the article hook 320. It can be separated from 320 and can fall downward.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as described above, a straight through-line hole 210 is formed in the support plate 200, and the article catching ring when the article catching ring 320 moves according to the rotation of the caterpillar 100 ( 320 moves along the through line hole 210 in a state where the through line hole 210 penetrates in the vertical direction. That is, the through line hole 210 forms a movement path of the article catching ring 320.

In this embodiment, the rotary roller 330 is fixed to the fixed plate 310 is provided to be in contact with the support plate 200. The rotary roller 330 is provided at a position spaced a predetermined distance from the article hook ring 320 in both directions of the article hook ring 320. In this embodiment, the rotary roller 330 is not rotated by a separate drive source, but has a structure capable of rotating itself. Therefore, when the moving part 130 moves above the support plate 200 in accordance with the rotation of the caterpillar 100, the rotary roller 330 rotates while rolling in contact with the support plate 200. It is possible to further reduce the frictional force generated between the) and, as a result, it is possible to improve the durability of the crawler (100).

In addition, the surface of the rotary roller 330 may be made of a urethane material so as to prevent scratches or the like from occurring on the surface of the support plate 200 by friction due to mutual contact between the rotary roller 330 and the support plate 200. have.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine according to the present embodiment includes an article drop part 400 provided at the front lower side of the support plate 200 so as to correspond to the lower end of the article catching part 300.

The article dropping part 400 contacts the article 600 when the article catching part 300, specifically, the article catching ring 320 reaches a set position by driving the driving means 110. The article 600 is separated from the unit 300 and dropped in the downward direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the article dropping portion 400 is positioned at a height corresponding to the article 600 in a state of being caught by the article catching ring 320 (in particular, a height corresponding to the upper region of the article). The article 600 disposed at a position close to the article drop part 400 during the rotation of the caterpillar 100 is limited by the article drop part 400 to further move in the moving direction. Here, when the crawler 100 further rotates in the rotational direction in the state in which the article 600 is in contact with the article dropping unit 400, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the crawler 400 rotates as shown in FIG. 4. Unlike (100) it can no longer move and fall away from the article hook ring 320 to fall down.

In the present embodiment, the article 600 separated from the article catching ring 320 falls into the article storage box 500 disposed below, and the user opens the separate door provided in the vending machine case, and then the article storage box. The article 600 stored in the 500 is drawn out.

Although the invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the preferred embodiments described above, the invention is not limited thereto, but is defined by the claims that follow. Accordingly, one of ordinary skill in the art may variously modify and modify the present invention without departing from the spirit of the following claims.

[Description of the code]

100: orbit 130: moving part

131: moving piece 200: support plate

210: through-line hole 300: article catching part

310: fixed plate 320: jam hook

330: rotating roller 400: product dropping

500: goods storage box 600: goods

700: case

Claims

An endless track including a plurality of rotatable driving rollers and a moving unit moving in conjunction with the rotation of the driving rollers by the driving means;

A support plate disposed below the caterpillar to support the caterpillar; And

A vending machine provided with a plurality of spaced apart from each other on the outer surface of the moving part, each of which has an endless track including a plurality of article catching portion to reduce the friction between the endless track and the support plate.
The method of claim 1,

It is provided on the front lower side of the support plate to correspond to the lower end of the article catching part, and when the article catching part reaches a set position by driving of the driving means, the article is contacted to separate the article from the article catching part. Vending machine having an endless track including an article dropping section for falling in the downward direction.
The method of claim 1,

The article catching part,

A fixing plate attached to an outer surface of the moving part in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the moving part;

An article hook having a shape fixed to the fixing plate and capable of hanging the article; And

A vending machine having an endless track including a rotating roller freely rotatable and provided on the fixed plate to be in contact with the support plate.
The method of claim 3,

The article jam ring is provided in the central region of the fixed plate, the rotary roller is a vending machine having an endless track provided on each side of the jam hook.
The method of claim 3,

The support plate, the endless track having a crawler through which the through-hole hole is formed so that a straight through-line hole is formed so as to form a movement path during the movement of the article-hook according to the rotation of the caterpillar.
The method of claim 3,

The article jam ring vending machine having an endless track consisting of an L-shape.